Stephen Harte
Candidate for Bathgate
Stephen grew up in West Lothian, going to primary school in Whitburn and secondary school in Blackburn. His first experience of politics as a child was delivering leaflets for Tam Dalyell and various local councillors across Whitburn, where his parents were local activists. Straight from school locally, he went on to study Scots law at the University of Glasgow and then post graduate studies in European law at the College of Europe in Belgium.
Stephen has worked throughout his career, both in private practice and in industry, as a commercial lawyer, supporting a variety of businesses, large and small, at home and abroad. Stephen currently works with a small Scottish pharmaceutical start-up which is looking to address an important medical condition for which there is currently no treatment.
Stephen strongly believes in the important role of the voluntary sector in empowering communities to deliver change locally. In his spare time, Stephen has volunteered for a number of not-for-profit organisations and served for several years on the board of a national youth organisation.
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